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August 25th, 2008

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Craftsman Aldunin poses in the work area of his Moscow apartment.  His tools include superglue, syringes and toothpicks.  The microscope dates to 1985.  Aldunin takes his inspiration from a famous Russian tale about Levsha – the name means “left-handed man” – a Tula craftsman so skilled he is able to put horseshoes on a flea.  Aldunin’s version features not only the shoes-all of them held in place by three nails-but a saddle and stirrups as well.

Aldunin’s work naturally leads to some frustration. While crafting a miniature rifle, he lost the weapon’s butt after having worked on it for two weeks. “I had a sit-down and a smoke and calmed down,” he said, then decided to start all over again. “You musn’t get into a state or worry. Everything that you feel in your soul is transmitted to your hands.”

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CARAVAN
Who says you can’t put a camel through the eye of a needle? Aldunin has fit seven through this one. The artist works between the beats of his heart, in order to keep his hands perfectly still.

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GUN ON MATCH STICK
The artist worked for six months to create this gold AK-47. It consists of 34 individual parts.

 

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TINY TANK
This sculpture rests on the open face of a sliced apple seed.

 

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GREAT MASTER
A likeness of the novelist Leo Tolstoy has been engraved on this grain of rice.

 

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NOTE: So far, the artist has had a hard time finding buyers for his work.

 

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  • 1. WOW  |  August 25th, 2008 at 11:06 AM

    Incredible…I’d buy it.

  • 2. SingMeASong  |  August 25th, 2008 at 12:41 PM

    wow, can you imagine the level of dedication that is required…??? amazing.

  • 3. JDP  |  August 25th, 2008 at 1:14 PM

    Wow. That’s amazing. The amount of focus and dedication…incredible.


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